Health chiefs have announced that there have been an additional 211 cases of coronavirus in Ireland.
More than half of today's cases are in Dublin, where there have been 121 infections recorded.
Another person has sadly died from the illness.
The total number of infections since the outbreak began now stands at 30,571 while 1,781 people have lost their lives to the disease.
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, said: “While we are seeing a continued increase in cases, particularly in Dublin, this is at least partly due to the willingness of people to heed our core messages around knowing the symptoms and coming forward promptly for testing.
"This together with all of the other key behaviours will help to break the chains of transmission in our communities.
“This weekend, please limit your social contacts, especially visitors to your home. Avoid crowds, keep your distance from others and wear a face covering where appropriate.”
Of the cases notified today;
- 100 are men / 108 are women
- 73% are under 45 years of age
- 28% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
- 42 cases have been identified as community transmission
- 121 in Dublin, 17 in Louth, 10 in Limerick, 8 in Cork, 7 in Westmeath, 7 in Wicklow, 6 in Laois, 5 in Donegal, 5 in Galway, and the remaining 24 cases are in Carlow, Clare, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, and Waterford.
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